Where To Go For Decadent Desserts And Kyoto-Style Coffee
A dark chocolate dessert cafe, egglet waffle ice cream joint, and minimalist chic Nippon coffee spot.
It’s all about premium dark chocolate desserts at this cafe by the people behind Marble Slab Creamery and HIC Juice. The speciality is single-origin chocolate, which refers to chocolate made using cacao beans from one country as opposed to a blend from several. They’re sourced from high-end French chocolatiers like Valrhona, Cacao Barry, and also boutique producers. Zoom in on this Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Platter ($12), featuring three scoops of ice cream made from various single-origin chocs, like an intense 70 per cent cocoa content Dominican Republic number by Cacao Barry.
#01-K5 Millenia Walk, 9 Raffles Boulevard, S039596. 6255-0368. Open daily 11am-9.30pm. Last orders at closing. www.facebook.com/discoverthedark
A dark chocolate dessert cafe, egglet waffle ice cream joint, and minimalist chic Nippon coffee spot.
Lickety Ice Cream and Waffles
This halal dessert café is opened by the team behind Fika Swedish Cafe and Bistro. The cute 19-seater offers photogenic egglet waffles, popularly known in Hong Kong as gai dan zai. Here, they come in funkier flavours like buttermilk and red velvet. Order it a la carte ($4.50), or topped with ice cream. Choose from flavours such as Coconut and Taro or Earl Grey Fig, then go crazy with toppings like crushed Oreo cookies and Pocky sticks. Priced from $8.90 for a waffle with a scoop of ice cream and one topping.
34 Bussorah St, S199452. Open Sun-Thur, Noon-10pm; Fri, Sat, Noon-11pm. Last orders at closing. 6291-7670. www.facebook.com/licketySG
Kurasu Specialty Coffee
Kurasu (‘lifestyle’ in Japanese) started off as a coffee equipment retailer-cum-cafe in Kyoto. Its Singapore outpost at Odeon Towers resembles a Muji-esque minimalistic chic coffee bar. It’s housed within co-working space District 6. The menu offers only coffee (no food), both espresso-based and pour over brews, using beans from different specialty roasters such as All Seasons Coffee and Single O Japan from Tokyo. So don’t go on an empty stomach. Sip the Flat White ($5), or Pour Over brew (from $6; pictured).
#02-01, 331 North Bridge Rd, Odeon Towers, S188720. Open daily except Sun, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm. Last orders 15 mins before closing. www.facebook.com/KurasuSG
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